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For the third consecutive year, the Alabama Legislature is considering a bill that would let the Briarwood Presbyterian Church congregation, one of the largest in the state, create its own law enforcement department with sworn police officers.

Church Can Start Its Own Police Force, Alabama Senate Says

Police officers hired by Briarwood Presbyterian would need to be certified; they would also have the same powers other law enforcement officers have. The bill now heads to the state House.

Hampden County Courthouse Not On Priority List

Springfield-area lawyers are frustrated that the Hampden County Courthouse did not make the state's priority list for renovations or replacement.The Trial…

Officer Jonathan Aledda, shown in 2014, faces charges of attempted manslaughter for having shot and wounded therapist Charles Kinsey in July 2016 in North Miami, Fla.

North Miami Officer Is Arrested Over Shooting Of Therapist During Standoff

The July shooting occurred as behavioral therapist Charles Kinsey was trying to persuade a man in his care to return to a group home for mentally disabled adults. The officer faces criminal charges.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer apologizes for comments he made suggesting that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria was worse than Hitler, during a TV interview at the White House April 11, 2017. Spicer also said incorrectly that Hitler had not used chemical weapons durng World War II. (Olivier Douliery-Pool/Getty Images)

Sean Spicer Apologizes For Assad-Hitler Comparison

NPR media correspondent David Folkenflik discusses Spicer's comments on chemical weapons in World War II, as well as the latest on the now-infamous United Airlines flight earlier this week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with his Uzbek counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 5, 2017. (Pavel Golovkin/AFP/Getty Images)

Putin: Russian Relationship With U.S. Has Worsened Under President Trump

President Vladimir Putin made that comment to Russian TV today as his foreign minister Sergei Lavrov met with U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson.

People walk along the "Avenue of the Baobabs," a natural reserve in western Madagascar, in 2011.

There Are More Than 60,000 Tree Species Worldwide, Scientists Say

More than half of those species are only found in a single country, and many of them face extinction. The scientists hope that this database will be an important tool for conservationists.

Former House Speaker and 2012 Republican Party presidential candidate Newt Gingrich autographs a copy of his book at a campaign event in Georgetown, S.C., in 2012. Gingrich published with conservative publishing house Regnery Publishing.

Trump's Win Changed The Game For Publishers On The Left And The Right

For years, conservative publishers thrived as their readers flocked to books aimed directly at taking down the party in power. Now, with Republicans in control, they have to rethink their strategy.

At Saint Michael's Association for Special Education in St. Michaels, Ariz., the tap water sometimes runs yellow, brown and black.

On The Navajo Nation, Special Ed Students Await Water That Doesn't Stink

Fundraising is underway for a new filtration system at an Arizona school for Navajo children with disabilities. Now, the water runs black and smells like rotten eggs, but is technically safe to drink.

Paul Manafort's Firm Received Payments Listed In Secret Ukrainian Ledger

Donald Trump's one-time campaign manager, Paul Manafort, continues to make waves in Ukraine, where he was once a close adviser to the the country's pro-Moscow former president.

Patrice Rushen chairs the Popular Music Program at the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music. Although her early training was in…

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